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Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)

Once Upon a Time in Venice poster
Directed by
Mark Cullen
Genre
comedy film, action film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 713 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective in Los Angeles has to recover his stolen dog from a crime lord. He teams up with his assistant and faces off against various criminals.

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What happens

Once Upon a Time in Venice is a 2017 American crime comedy film directed by Mark Cullen in his directorial debut, who co-wrote with his brother Robb. The film stars Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John Goodman, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, Adam Goldberg, and Jessica Gomes. The film follows private detective Steve Ford (Willis) and his assistant (Middleditch) as they face many tasks, notably the capture of Ford's dog by a gang leader named Spyder (Momoa). Once Upon a Time in Venice was released in a limited theatrical release and through video on demand on June 16, 2017, by RLJ Entertainment. The film received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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